Kids.gov September 25, 2007
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http://www.kids.gov is the official web portal of the U.S. Government for kids. It links to over 1,200 web pages from government agencies, schools, and educational organizations, all geared to the learning level and interest of kids. The sites are divided into two age groups: k-5 and 6-8. The site also includes a section for educators which includes links to helpful lesson plans, classroom activities and web resources. A link to this page will be added to the “Government Resources” pages for both the Elementary and MS Media Centers.
Elementary | Media Center| Subject Area Resources | Government
Middle School | Media Center | Subject Area Resources | Government
Renewing a Video from REMC8 September 24, 2007
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If you would like to keep a video you have borrowed from the REMC longer than the date they have indicated, you can ask for a renewal. To do so, visit the REMC Online Booking page, choose “Extend Video Bookings”, the choose “Extend/Renew”.
Burning Files to a CD w/Windows XP September 20, 2007
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I had to write directions for how to burn files to a CD for a family member this summer and thought I’d pass them along to anyone else who’d like to know how … I hope you find these helpful! Click on the link below to open the .pdf file.
Burning Files to CD with WinXP
Books Online — FREE September 18, 2007
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There are several sites you can visit to find full-text books online … many for free!
- The Online Books Page, lists over 25,000 free books, and even offers an RSS feed to help you keep up-to-date on what is offered.
- The Digital Book Index, contains over 137,000 titles with about 97,000 of them available for free.
- There are even free books available online for kids … The International Children’s Digital Library. All of the content is free, available in several languages and looks good.
I will be adding links to all three of these awesome resources on each of our Media Center pages. Check them out!
World Book Reference Site September 17, 2007
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For several years now we have subscribed to the World Book Encyclopedia online … this year our subscription was upgraded (at no extra cost to us) to the advanced version. This is an excellent site for you to have your students use when doing research. The site not only includes the encyclopedia, but also an atlas and dictionary, as well as a resource guide to “Explore Michigan” and “Explore the World”. Users can create an account and save their research for later access, have the site help them build their citations, and view primary sources. The home page even has a section listing the headlines for the day. This resource can be accessed by going to the Media Center page for any of our buildings, and clicking on the World Book Logo.
Newspapers In Education September 11, 2007
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For those of you who use newspapers in your classroom … you can download the Parade Classroom @ http://grpress.com/nie/current_programs/programs.html.
What’s Next? September 11, 2007
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If you like to read books that are part of a series, you will probably find this website useful … the “What’s Next” database, put together and maintained by the Kent District Library (KDL), allows you to search by author, series or book title to find out what order the books in a series go in!
REMC 8 Online Booking for Videos September 7, 2007
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The address for the REMC8 webpage has changed. Those of you who book videos online will want to update your bookmarks/favorites, the page can now be found @ http://www.kentisd.org . The link on the Teacher Resources page has been updated to reflect this change.
Constitution Day Resources September 6, 2007
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Don’t forget, Constitution Day is Monday, September 17th. A list of constitution day resources can be found @: http://www.montabella.com/Constitution_Day_Resources.htm
If you come across any other good sites not listed on this page, please pass them my way and I’ll add them!
